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Hi OzBargainers,

I was reading THIS recent OzBargain forum discussion on Tailgating and Hoon driving. I particularly liked Kangal's comment and it got me thinking; we need a deal on this bumper sticker.

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  • teasatotalling on 08/04/2017 - 09:32
    +72

    I think I'll get a sticker "The reason I overtook you in the emergency lane, was because you were breaking the keep left unless overtaking law"

    • Vulvasaur on 08/04/2017 - 09:34
      +36

      Ironically I would have to tailgate you in order to read that sticker

      • teasatotalling on 08/04/2017 - 11:00
        +1

        Not if I subsequently sat in front of you & slowed down, so you could understand what its like to needlessly piss off other people

        • Scrooge McDuck on 08/04/2017 - 14:50
          +12

          How about, "I want other drivers to follow close enough behind me to read my edgy sticker rather than pay attention to the conditions around them"?

          You could even design it in the shape of a target!

    • WaywardOne on 08/04/2017 - 09:41
      +35

      Does breaking one law give someone permission to break another law?
      "The reason I killed the person who blew a tyre was because you were driving slower than me"

        • schquid on 08/04/2017 - 11:56
          +85

          Maybe it's Maybelline.

        • Scab on 08/04/2017 - 12:13
          +2

          @schquid:

          Maybe he's born with it.

        • Noobist45 on 08/04/2017 - 12:58
          +10

          Maybe some people have a touch of common sense. I havent met any yet.

          Theres a women right now down the road form me who is trapped in her car from an accident. Its a 60km zone, straight road, no where to turn. Only way you hit something or get hit that hard is if you are speeding.

          Meanwhile stereotypical Holden Ute guy does about 100KM past the accident and almost loses it further down at the round about.

          Human beings are selfish creatures.

        • rhangman on 08/04/2017 - 13:05
          +1

          @Noobist45:
          Only if it's also 1 way, reckon a head-on (perhaps caused by someone on their phone drifting across) at 60km/h could trap someone.

        • UFO on 08/04/2017 - 14:02

          @schquid:

          Thanks man… just spilled my drink :).

        • slipperypete on 08/04/2017 - 14:15
          +4

          76% of drivers think they are above average and are usually in the group that causes fatalities

        • [Deactivated] on 08/04/2017 - 14:18
          -6

          @schquid:

          Nice off topic response

        • Scrooge McDuck on 08/04/2017 - 14:59
          +6

          @shawncro 222:

          Nice off topic response

          🚨🚨 *EEEE-AAAWWW EEEE-AAAWWW* 🚨🚨

          Watch out everyone, it's the Relevance Police!

        • Scrooge McDuck on 08/04/2017 - 15:01
          +1

          Some drivers, like me, have spatial awareness
          Maybe its genetic, maybe its self discipline

          … maybe it's self-entitlement.

        • Pacify on 08/04/2017 - 15:28
          +3

          @schquid:

          Its always Maybelline.

        • Findo on 08/04/2017 - 16:07

          Maybe it's because you're a lefty and you've got more grey matter?

        • Major Mess on 08/04/2017 - 16:53

          @Noobist45: It is the result of our cultural religious programming.

        • teasatotalling on 08/04/2017 - 17:05

          @slipperypete: oh well, if that's the stat, I can assure you I'm in the 24% that actually are above average (says a lot about an individual's skill that they can't navigate an emergency lane….)

        • teasatotalling on 08/04/2017 - 17:07
          +3

          @Scrooge McDuck: entitlement, as in being entitled to break the law by sitting in the right hand lane under the speed limit?

        • teasatotalling on 08/04/2017 - 17:08

          @niggard: now you're getting it!!!

        • slipperypete on 08/04/2017 - 17:32
          +1

          @Major Mess:

          It is the result of our cultural religious programming.

          Doesn't cultural religious programming cause you to drive vehicles in to crowds?

        • slipperypete on 08/04/2017 - 17:38
          +3

          @yoyomablue:

          oh well, if that's the stat, I can assure you I'm in the 24% that actually are above average (says a lot about an individual's skill that they can't navigate an emergency lane….)

          Ha ha….shows you have a distorted perception. 50% are above average and 50% are below average….

          It's those who think they are, or actually are, above average that cause fatalities. It's over confidence, lack of awareness and carelessness that kill

          ***as a note. A motorcyclist got killed 200m up the road from me last week. Due to some maintenance work, a temporary stop sign was in use. A driver got impatient with lady in front after passing through the stop sign and attempted a quick pass whilst traffic still travelling slowly…straight into path of bike coming the opposite direction. The driver used to race V8's, he was above average too. His speed ~60-70 kmh, bike speed ~110kmh.

        • rover on 08/04/2017 - 17:50
          +1

          "Maybe its genetic, maybe its self discipline"

          Maybe you are part of the 76% of people that think they drive better than average. Also, maybe you are part of the 26% (- those they think aren't better than average but are) that think they are better than average but aren't. This seems likely given your driving behaviour.

        • sabracad on 08/04/2017 - 18:27

          @slipperypete: Source?

        • mobo on 08/04/2017 - 19:33
          +1

          @Noobist45:
          Maybe she was driving and posting on ozbargain about the lady in front of her who had a crash in a 60km zone :D

        • slipperypete on 08/04/2017 - 20:05
          +1

          @sabracad:

          Source?

          Are you talking about the average driver comment? Just saying "source" when I have made several comments isn't very precise

          Actually I've read several with varying figures. If you do a google search you should find similar.

          My figure was actually from an audiobook by the psychiatrist Steven Seigel to do with awareness and mindfulness. I also have studied and can recall similar with aviation human performance factors.

          Abstract
          This study aimed to investigate earlier Swedish and United States research which has shown that drivers tend to rate themselves as more skillful and less risky than the average driver, and to extend the range of driver characteristics on which such ratings are made. A total of 178 male and female drivers rated "me as a driver," "an average driver" and "a very good driver" on the following eight relevant bipolar semantic differential scales: foolish-wise, unpredictable-predictable, unreliable-reliable, inconsiderate-considerate, dangerous-safe, tense-relaxed, worthless-valuable, irresponsible-responsible. The results confirmed expectations that a substantial majority of drivers, up to 80%, would rate themselves above average on a number of important characteristics

          Also:

          https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/motr/when-it-comes…

          “If you ask someone to rate their driving skills on a one to 10 scale, there’s a good chance they’ll give themselves an above-average rating like a 7. ”

          “For a portion of drivers, their ability to text message while driving might be one of the characteristics that they believe makes them a unique and superior driver,” they wrote in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, “or at the very least that “texting” while driving does not make them a bad driver.”

          ….just to name a few

        • FirstNameLastName on 08/04/2017 - 20:18
          +4

          George Carlin: "have you ever noticed that anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone driving faster is a maniac"

        • teasatotalling on 08/04/2017 - 22:32
          +2

          @slipperypete: 95% of drivers are too self absorbed to stay in the left most lane when not overtaking. That's 19 out of 20, so probably everyone reading this thread. It actually says something of their driving ability that they are so incompetent that they need a lane buffer either side of them on a freeway. That's a lot of incompetent 'drifting' to compensate for….

        • teasatotalling on 08/04/2017 - 22:33

          @rover: not really. What seems like dangerous driving to you, is bread & butter to me due to relative incompetence.

        • teasatotalling on 08/04/2017 - 22:37

          @slipperypete: come back when a study evaluates subjects' driving over, say, a 6 month period, so they can't be fulfilling the Hawthorne Effect

        • [Deactivated] on 08/04/2017 - 23:37
          +3

          @yoyomablue:

          I'd like to refer yourself to the following page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

          "19/20 out of people reading this thread can't drive, because 1/20 is me! haw haw I am sooo amazing. self high five"

        • ozbjunkie on 09/04/2017 - 01:53

          @slipperypete:

          It's too soon bro, too soon.

        • slipperypete on 09/04/2017 - 03:15

          @ozbjunkie:

          Yep….good point

        • slipperypete on 09/04/2017 - 03:19

          @yoyomablue:

          What state are you in? If you are in WA it's appalling. It doesn't help that it isn't law to keep left either. I've driven in over 50 different countries and think WA drivers are some of the most unaware drivers in the world

        • teasatotalling on 09/04/2017 - 05:30
          -2

          @derfel.cadarn: Nah, I didn't need to self high five for that. It was my clever opening comment that is now at +60 votes.
          BOOYAH!

        • Nousernamehere on 09/04/2017 - 10:37
          +1

          @slipperypete:

          you are in WA it's appalling. It doesn't help that it isn't law to keep left either.

          Yes it is? https://www.rsc.wa.gov.au/Road-Rules/Browse/Keeping-Left

        • slipperypete on 09/04/2017 - 10:54

          @Porthos:

          Wow….it never used to be and I presumed that by the way people drive it still isn't.

          Thanks for pointing that out

          Whilst you are at it…can we make a u turn at a traffic light if there are no signs indicating not to? I downloaded the road rules from that link but still cannot find a clear yes or no

          Cheers

        • slipperypete on 09/04/2017 - 11:38
          +1

          @slipperypete:

          Found it

          U-turns
          You must not make a U-turn at an intersection with traffic lights unless there is a U-turn Permitted sign.

        • Nousernamehere on 09/04/2017 - 19:29
          +2

          @slipperypete: It has been the law for as long as I can remember, use to see the 'keep left unless overtaking' sign on Marmion Ave as that's under 90km/h so the same law applies to it as well.

          Do find it kind of funny that you weren't aware it was law in WA :-P

          The police really should do more about it, but sadly, I'm very much doubtful they'll ever bother designing a camera to detect it, much easier to get people going a few km over the limit, even though someone going much slower than the flow of traffic is much more of a danger.

        • sabracad on 09/04/2017 - 20:18

          @slipperypete: Click the reference to your name in my comment or the your comment in the replied to notification and it will take you straight to the original comment.

          I was referring the very specific statistic you quoted "76% of drivers think they are above average" and the generalised comment "and are usually in the group that causes fatalities"

          Assuming the numbers you've listed are correct - a bit of a stretch to reference an audio book - a sample of 178 people could be considered a little on the light side, especially if attempting to apply it across all drivers worldwide.

          The second part sounds fabricated.

          The new statistic you've listed is also highly generalised and confusing in terms of wording. If most people are giving themselves an above average score, their score must sit on the average unless the majority of others rated themselves significantly below the average.

        • slipperypete on 09/04/2017 - 23:34

          @Porthos:

          I guess I'm talking 30+ years ago, there was quite a debate about it and how we were out of line with the rest of the country.

          I've been out of Oz for a long time so not up to date with many rules. I also assumed the way drivers are all over the place that it wasn't a rule!!

          Good to know….and as a result I now know you can't do u turns at traffic lights :-)

          Edit: now I'm really doubting whether I have this totally wrong the whole time and that I'm quoting some misguided reference. I think it came back from getting pulled over on Oceanic Drive. Was actually a breath test but they used the keeping left as an excuse to pull us over. They said it wasn't law but should be doing it anyway…the speed limit is below 90kmh so I guess that could be where the confusion came from.

          You are right though, I think there is far too little enforcement or education about this and other rules and regs here

        • slipperypete on 10/04/2017 - 00:04

          @sabracad:

          I see about the comment and how it links now…thanks

          “a bit of a stretch to reference an audio book”

          uuummm ozbargain isn't a scientific peer reviewed work space. My figure wasn't meant to be precise…the figure is “ballparkish” for quite a lot of similar evidence and studies. The links I sent were from 20 seconds worth of google, actually I was surprised to find them remotely close to what I quoted. To be honest I'm not quite sure what you are aiming at…to disprove my point or to just make a point that my “research” is not up to academic standards….or ozbargains ;-) I'm sure you can do some investigation and find better facts and data.

          The second part sounds fabricated

          Do you mean about accidents and this group or the other stuff I pasted?

          If it is from the accidents, again, you could find similar if you do a little googling. Yes it is a generalisation hence the imprecise wording. However it really doesn't need to be googled as is pretty common knowledge. Slow, nervous drivers may cause accidents but fatalities are caused by people who think they are above average and text or speed or do careless manoeuvres.

          My interest in this was for studies I did in human performance factors and limitations whilst in charge of flight safety for the presidential flight of a middle eastern country. That was 15 years ago and if I was smarter I would have written up a proper peer reviewed journal. It was actually related to employing ex military pilots, specifically fighter pilots. Yup, above average pilots but also arguably not as well suited to multi-crew operations as the transport guys. They consistently caused problems and safety issues and there are similarities with general car drivers with similar attitudes and (perceived) abilities.

        • Gershom on 10/04/2017 - 05:29

          @slipperypete: 82% of statistics are made up on the spot.

      • King Steuart on 08/04/2017 - 14:13
        +5

        Driving slowly in the right lane can be fatally dangerous as well.

        • BeauKilla on 08/04/2017 - 15:38
          +1

          That's interesting, I'd actually like to know how many people have died because someone was driving slowly in the right lane. Seems like inattentive diving would be the cause and not the slow driver.

        • whodidthat on 08/04/2017 - 15:52
          +1

          @BeauKilla: Flooded lanes? lol

        • King Steuart on 08/04/2017 - 16:14
          +10

          @BeauKilla: Mostly people changing lanes unnecessarily to get around them creating unnecessary risks. These people are generally not dangerous drivers, just people that want to go the speed limit.

        • teasatotalling on 08/04/2017 - 17:06
          +2

          @Putnum: spot on

        • BeauKilla on 08/04/2017 - 17:09
          +2

          @Putnum: that's a strange theory, I don't like people diving slow in the right lane, but if I took a risk to get around them then I only have myself to blame for being impatient.
          I see someone driving slow as a part of a changing environment of driving a car, if it rains and I crash, is it the rains fault or me not adapting to what's around me.
          It's much easier to hate sometimes.

        • King Steuart on 08/04/2017 - 17:16
          +11

          @BeauKilla: Our definition of risk is different here. To me, there's no such thing as a safe lane change. That's why you indicate, check your mirrors and do a head check every time. I prefer to change lanes the least amount of times that I can, but I'm not going to do 50-60 in an 80 zone.

        • Earl of Lemongrab on 08/04/2017 - 17:54
          +3

          @Putnum:

          Well put.

          There is nothing safe about attempting a lane change due to trailing someone doing 50-60 in an 80 zone.

        • slipperypete on 08/04/2017 - 20:14
          +2

          @BeauKilla:

          Actually it is a big killer in the UAE.

          I saw countless accidents this way. Generally an Indian driver in his little Nissan Sunny sitting in the fast lane, used to driving in Indian conditions and doing 40 below the limit, gets cleaned out by the Arab in his 7 series BMW doing 250+

          Fortunately not too common over here but high speed chases have caused similar casualties I believe.

        • lyl-Lychee on 08/04/2017 - 20:48
          +5

          @BeauKilla: Yep what Putnum said. Vox did a good article on it (inverse for right lane) http://www.vox.com/2014/6/16/5804590/why-you-shouldnt-drive-…. Not dangerous for the slow driver but creates danger for everyone else who wants to drive the limit.

        • BeauKilla on 09/04/2017 - 11:00
          +1

          @SCHMUCK: I think we all can agree that doing 50-60 in an 80 zone is wrong which why we have laws against it but to validate your frustration by claiming that its potentially a fatal exercise is a bit of a stretch. I don't know the statistics but I think it would be fair to say that speeding in the right hand lane is happens excessively more than driving slow and poses a an actual realistic chance of causing a fatal crash compared to slow driving.

        • BeauKilla on 09/04/2017 - 11:09

          @slipperypete: the uae comment isn't really relevant here is it? Let's be real here, driving slow in the right lane would be on the bottom of the list of potential fatal crashes in Aus, but I agree it would be on the top of the list of things that frustrate drivers. Just to be clear here I'm only talking about fatal crashes, you have to be very unlucky/stupid to die driving in Australia.

        • slipperypete on 09/04/2017 - 11:31
          +1

          @BeauKilla:

          Yeah that's true, hence the comment at the end “Fortunately not too common over here but high speed chases have caused similar casualties I believe.”

          However it has resulted in casualties and also many collisions and traffic mayhem. These things start a chain reaction that start with a slow driver followed by poor and impatient drivers tailgating or cutting in and out of lanes to pass.

          Sure, the slow driver is rarely the direct cause of the accident but taking them out of the equation results in improved traffic flow and hence safer conditions. There will always be impatient fools who will escalate an extreme annoyance into a potentially fatal scenario.

        • BeauKilla on 09/04/2017 - 11:46
          +1

          @slipperypete: Yep, considering how advanced we think our species are, we are generally very stupid when it comes to risking our lives :)

    • grababargain on 08/04/2017 - 10:00
      +1

      I'll get one with "If you can read this you are too close to my boot".

    • samdiatmh on 08/04/2017 - 10:17
      -2

      or one that says "if you can read this, then I'm breaking in 3….2…..1…."

      • bghunter on 08/04/2017 - 11:56
        +24

        Does anyone know the difference between 'break' and 'brake'?

        • Diji1 on 08/04/2017 - 12:03
          -5

          They're the same thing!

        • bghunter on 08/04/2017 - 12:17
          +2

          @Diji1:
          Nope
          Break- separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain
          Brake- a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels
          -make a moving vehicle slow down or stop by using a brake

        • EarlyBird on 08/04/2017 - 14:40
          +1

          @bghunter:

          Give me a break!

        • Scrooge McDuck on 08/04/2017 - 15:09

          Does anyone know the difference between 'break' and 'brake'?

          đź•ş

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b_XpXl2JdI

        • paveln on 08/04/2017 - 15:12

          I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!

    • [Deactivated] on 08/04/2017 - 14:18
      +10

      +1, I can't agree with you more. I hate the idiots who stick to the right lane regardless of how slow they are driving.

    • Miss B on 08/04/2017 - 16:02

      At the time, I couldn't understand how this happened. It was probably someone like you, thinking they were real clever too.

      • teasatotalling on 08/04/2017 - 17:11
        -1

        False equivalence - I have spatial awareness

        • Miss B on 08/04/2017 - 17:21
          +2

          I'm sure he thought he knew what he was doing too.

        • teasatotalling on 08/04/2017 - 22:26

          @Miss B: end result obviously demonstrated that he didn't

    • mellow on 08/04/2017 - 16:14
      +8

      What's funniest to me about the sticker is that is that it's prefaced with the idea that the aggressive tailgater is driving much too close to be a safe distance - it's dangerous behaviour - but the act of the stickered car slowing down is also aggressive and further reduces the distance betweeen the cars - also dangerous behavious, and inflammatory to the situation.

      This sticker on your car marks you as an idiot. Don't be at all suprised if unmarked cop cars tailgate you and then fine you if you slow down.

      • Miss B on 08/04/2017 - 16:26
        +9

        Some people may slow down to be aggressive and the sticker is suggestive of that. Others slow down because the driver behind clearly doesn't have the capacity to manage risk. The faster you are going, the more distance you need to allow for safe braking. It makes sense to slow down for the safety of those in both vehicles. I agree that the sticker doesn't help the situation though.

      • donga100 on 08/04/2017 - 16:32

        act of the stickered car slowing down is also aggressive and further reduces the distance betweeen the cars - also dangerous behavious

        Not really. If the car behind is going to maintain such a close distance it only makes sense to slow down to a speed where that distance becomes safe.

        • mellow on 08/04/2017 - 16:41
          +1

          Slowing down will reduce the distance between the vehicles further, unless you believe the car behind can read the mind of the car in front?

          Yes, the car behind could then respond to the car in front by slowing down further, but only after the car in front has already slowed down and reduced the distance between them - a dangerous act.

          If the car in front is really interested in taking a sensible action to increase their safety the best thing they can do is move to the left lane, or move to the left of their lane (in single lane scenario) to allow the car tailgating them a view around them and encouragement to overtake.

        • Miss B on 08/04/2017 - 17:35

          @mellow:
          The risk with tailgating is something that causes rapid braking. As long as the braking is gradual the tailgater should be able to manage. This also means that for any possible rapid braking scenario there is less risk to people in both vehicles. It's not going to make any difference if a situation immediately arises where rapid braking is required. In fact, unless it's precisely the same time as the front car brakes, the driver behind will get advanced warning that they need to brake.

      • teasatotalling on 25/04/2017 - 10:24
        -2

        Actually it educates others.
        Sometimes when people label others as idiots, it's because they are unaware that they are idiots themselves.

    • arcticmonkey on 08/04/2017 - 17:34

      Hopefully someone behind you doesn't retaliate with this sticker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RSRIQbpEHY

    • Cusack on 08/04/2017 - 19:07

      Doesn't work. Too many words on a sticker

    • bomatt on 09/04/2017 - 08:44
      +2

      Yeah OP might as well get the sticker 'overtake and cut me off very very sharply'.

  • jd4free on 08/04/2017 - 09:37
    +36

    No thanks, this makes perfect bait for the Ass-wipe retreads that key your car, or stab your tires for no other reason than being plain bored…
    I've had both in less than a year… one day i will manage to get at least one of you twats…

  • shmahoo on 08/04/2017 - 10:08
    +15

    yeah - this is pure bait for idiots who have played Grand Theft Auto one too many times.

    Nothing to be gained from poking the angry (stupid) bear.

    • Diji1 on 08/04/2017 - 12:06
      +4

      Are you sure? Driving slowly isn't something you do much in GTA.

      • shmahoo on 08/04/2017 - 14:19

        I was thinking more of the ramming/sideswiping possibilities :)

    • Grok on 08/04/2017 - 15:12
      +7

      I agree this sticker is a no win situation.

      Idiots will remain idiots and idiots do what idiots do.

      Plus most tailgaters, except for a very dedicated minority, are just inexperienced drivers who have not had their first accident and simply are not aware of the danger.

      • shmahoo on 08/04/2017 - 15:25

        Plus most tailgaters, except for a very dedicated minority, are just inexperienced drivers who have not had their first accident

        ….. yet!

    • pikapika on 08/04/2017 - 15:54

      Angry bird*

  • toasty on 08/04/2017 - 10:12
    +9

    Great deal and love the sticker but I'll stick with dash cams as this sticker would probably provoke many of these dangerous idiots.

    I swear in QLD we have more than our fair share of tailgating and speeding morons. It's far worse than anywhere else I've lived in Australia.

    • PlagueistheCheap on 08/04/2017 - 10:14
      +11

      I dunno I work near Tullamarine airport in Melbourne and the idiot rate around d there is over 82%

      • PorkHunt on 08/04/2017 - 10:16
        -1

        That's coz you're near the wessssssyyyaaadddddd!

      • toasty on 08/04/2017 - 10:20
        +1

        You're probably onto something. People rushing to the airport are impatient and more likely to turn into dangerous drivers.

      • Scrooge McDuck on 08/04/2017 - 15:12
        +2

        I dunno I work near Tullamarine airport in Melbourne and the idiot rate around d there is over 82%

        In QLD it's 92 %.

    • doweyy on 08/04/2017 - 10:45
      +24

      I think we have more tailgaters because some people legit drive 20km/hr under the limit in the right lane and think it's ok..

      • F1Maniac on 08/04/2017 - 16:14
        +1

        Or be distracted by phone or whatever else in the car and not pay attention to changing speed limits

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